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<Reduced to $12,000> Rolex Submariner 1680 w/ Brilliant Fat Font Ghost Bezel Circa 1979

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This was my first Rolex and I hate to sell it but I just have no choice at this point. It was bought from the original owner and received a full overhaul in 2011 along with a brand new Rolex 93150 bracelet with 580 endlinks. The watch has been worn rarely since then. There is some lume loss of the original dial but I didn’t want to replace it, it also has the original silvered date wheel.

The ghost bezel is original to the watch and is the deepest natural fade I’ve ever seen on a fat font 1680 white bezel. It is hard to capture in photos but in person has this look almost like a brake rotor with a very metallic tone to the light grey, it turns beautifully.

I can ship anywhere in the world for $13,500 obro

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Bump - I have had 5 different people ask to purchase this piece now but sadly all have been from the US, and due to the way customs enforces Rolex’s copyright, I can’t as an Australian ship this watch to the US without it being seized by customs and I’m not willing to risk doing anything dodgy to get it through unless you or a friend wear it home to the US.

This issue is only for Rolex watches being shipped to the US, I can send it to Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong, anywhere else but not the land of the free as CBP treat it as a bag of the devil’s lettuce.
 
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dsio dsio
Bump - I have had 5 different people ask to purchase this piece now but sadly all have been from the US, and due to the way customs enforces Rolex’s copyright, I can’t as an Australian ship this watch to the US without it being seized by customs and I’m not willing to risk doing anything dodgy to get it through unless you or a friend wear it home to the US.

This issue is only for Rolex watches being shipped to the US, I can send it to Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong, anywhere else but not the land of the free as CBP treat it as a bag of the devil’s lettuce.
Bump, all non American buyers welcome
 
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Take the family on a little holiday and consider the watch a momento.
Indeed, if anyone does have a trip planned down under or would like to… I would even be willing to pick you up from the airport myself and take you out to dinner at my brother’s seafood restaurant, which is one of the best in the country to make it a memorable occasion.
 
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Bump - Open to offers!
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Bump - I have had 5 different people ask to purchase this piece now but sadly all have been from the US, and due to the way customs enforces Rolex’s copyright, I can’t as an Australian ship this watch to the US without it being seized by customs and I’m not willing to risk doing anything dodgy to get it through unless you or a friend wear it home to the US.

This issue is only for Rolex watches being shipped to the US, I can send it to Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong, anywhere else but not the land of the free as CBP treat it as a bag of the devil’s lettuce.
Bump
 
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dsio dsio
Bump - I have had 5 different people ask to purchase this piece now but sadly all have been from the US, and due to the way customs enforces Rolex’s copyright, I can’t as an Australian ship this watch to the US without it being seized by customs and I’m not willing to risk doing anything dodgy to get it through unless you or a friend wear it home to the US.

This issue is only for Rolex watches being shipped to the US, I can send it to Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong, anywhere else but not the land of the free as CBP treat it as a bag of the devil’s lettuce.
Is this really still an issue?
 
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Is this really still an issue?
I don't know if this is something related to watches coming from Australia specifically, but I have purchased many Rolex watches that have been shipped to the US from abroad by DHL, FedEx, or EMS. They have passed through customs and I've paid the duties and fees. Never had any problems. Sorry for the thread drift, but perhaps this will help with the sale.
 
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Is this really still an issue?
I would love to know if it isn’t any longer

Dan S Dan S
I don't know if this is something related to watches coming from Australia specifically, but I have purchased many Rolex watches that have been shipped to the US from abroad by DHL, FedEx, or EMS. They have passed through customs and I've paid the duties and fees. Never had any problems. Sorry for the thread drift, but perhaps this will help with the sale.

Were they off members here I could chat with? It would solve a lot of trouble if I could just send it to the US given how many have wanted it there. I’m just terrified of losing my watch entirely if it gets seized.
 
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